Articles filed under Science
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First all-female spacewalking team makes historyOct 18, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The world's first all-female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space St...
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First solar project of its kind in the state lights up in ElginOct 18, 2019 5:30 am - Elgin's Rainy Solar is the first community solar project in Illinois, and the credit is going to an entrepreneur who had a compelling vision, the support of the city and...
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Weather Service winter forecast: A bit warmer, but chaoticOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Expect big swings in weather this winter, government forecasters say. The National Weather Service says the large global forces that help drive broad patter...
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Space station's 2 women prep for 1st all-female spacewalkOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Men have floated out the hatch on all 420 spacewalks conducted over the past half-century. That changes Friday with spacewalk No. 421. NASA a...
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Mars lander's digger is burrowing again after snagOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A Mars lander's digger is burrowing into the red planet again after hitting a snag seven months ago. NASA said Thursday the m...
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Scientists discover big storms can create 'stormquakes'Oct 16, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters - hurricanes and earthquakes - and they're calling them "stormquakes." The shaking of the ...
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Hubble Telescope zooms in on interstellar visitorOct 16, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best pictures yet of our newest interstellar visitor. This comet from outside our solar system is...
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Here's the Scoop: Why don't the teeth fall out of a skeleton's skull?Oct 16, 2019 6:00 am - We all know what's coming when a baby tooth gets wiggly. Within days, that tooth will be nothing but a memory. Even adult teeth fall out sometimes due to injury or infec...
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Owl vs. owl: Should humans intervene to save a species?Oct 15, 2019 7:00 am - CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, Dave Wiens was nervous. Before he trained to shoot his first barred ...
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Owl killings spur moral questions about human interventionOct 15, 2019 7:00 am - CORVALLIS, Oregon (AP) - As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, Dave Wiens was nervous. Before he trained to shoot his first barre...